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System for providing pathway indications through unlit areas

a pathway indication and unlit area technology, applied in the direction of identification means, ways, with built-in power, etc., can solve problems such as not being ideally designed for applications, and achieve the effect of improving energy efficiency and being more economical

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-10
HARWOOD RONALD P
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While these systems are suitable for their intended purposes, they are not ideally designed for applications such as described above.

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[0023]FIG. 1 illustrates an auxiliary lighting system 10 according to the present invention. The auxiliary lighting system 10 includes a photoelectric collector 12 positioned in such a manner as to receive a maximal amount of sunlight. If the auxiliary lighting system is to be used indoors, the collector could be placed indoors, in a place where it will be exposed to light, or it can be placed outdoors. The photoelectric collector 12 is then connected to an auto-switching energy sensor 14. The sensor 14 is then connected to one or more electrical storage devices 16. The storage devices 16 can then be connected to one or more LEDs 18 as the light source of the auxiliary lighting system 10. The sensor 14 can also provide an additional electric pathway directly from the photoelectric collector 12 to the LEDs 18.

[0024]FIG. 2 illustrates a modification of the present invention, shown as the auxiliary lighting system 20. In this embodiment, the photoelectric collector 12 is connected to t...

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An auxiliary lighting system contains at least one photoelectric cell to convert ambient light into energy and at least one light emitting diode. The photoelectric cell converts ambient light into energy which is stored in a storage cell. A switching system provides energy from the storage cell to the light emitting diode upon certain conditions, generally by time or by lack of ambient light.

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[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 202,746, filed Jul. 25, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,778,093, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. application Ser. No. 10 / 202,746 is currently pending as of the filing date of this application. The benefit of said application Ser. No. 10 / 202,746 is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §120.[0002]U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 202,746, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,778,093, claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §119(e), of the provisional application filed Jul. 26, 2001 under 35 U.S.C. §111(b), which was granted Ser. No. 60 / 307,947. The provisional application, 60 / 307,947 is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]I. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to an improved system for providing pathway indication through unlit areas. For example, outdoor parking lots are often illuminated by light poles, which for economic reasons, are often designed to be automatically turn...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B23/00F21S8/00F21S9/03F21V23/04
CPCF21S9/032F21V23/0442F21S8/02F21W2111/023F21W2131/10F21Y2101/02F21Y2115/10Y02B20/72
Inventor HARWOOD, RONALD P.
Owner HARWOOD RONALD P
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